Simple code snippet to put out star outlines, stars and half stars as a rating
Uses Font Awesome (https://fontawesome.com/) for SVG icons
@foreach(range(1,5) as $i)
<span class="fa-stack" style="width:1em">
<i class="far fa-star fa-stack-1x"></i>
@if($rating >0)
@if($rating >0.5)
<i class="fas fa-star fa-stack-1x"></i>
@else
<i class="fas fa-star-half fa-stack-1x"></i>
@endif
@endif
@php $rating--; @endphp
</span>
@endforeach
Note that $rating is expected to contain a value 0 to 5 (including fractions). It will be affected by the [php]$rating–;[/php] so keep a copy if you need it later.
By altering the stack order, the stars can be outlined.
